Addition of a new species to the genus Plectrocnemia Stephens, 1836 (Trichoptera: Polycentropodidae) from Indian Himalaya

Abstract

A new species is being described from Indian Himalaya based on the material collected during different expeditions. Plectrocnemia fischeri sp. nov is being described from Chopta (Uttarakhand). Additional material is also being represented from collections made in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim as well as recent collection from Uttarakhand (2016) and Arunachal Pradesh (2018).